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• New Laws About Leaving Children Unattended in Cars

  Jenny Albano | July 31, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  As of now twelve states have laws that specifically prohibit parents or guardians from leaving children alone in cars. Some of the states make it a traffic violation that includes a ticket or fine and other states make the offense a misdemeanor with a possible prison sentence. All states have laws that allow authorities to charge parents with child neglect and endangerment if a child dies...

• Vytorin Linked to Cancer?

  Tara Helms | October 06, 2008 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  The FDA is investigating a report of a possible association between the use of Vytorin and a potentially increased incidence of cancer. Vytorin is a combination of Zocor and Zetia and is generally...

• FDA Links Botox to Adverse Reactions and Death

  Tara Helms | July 02, 2008 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Botox has been linked to serious adverse reactions leading to hospitalization and death. The FDA requests that patients report adverse reactions to its MedWatch program.

• Nintendo Wii Assists United Cerebral Palsy Therapy Program

  Tara Helms | August 18, 2009 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Clay Martin and Tara Helms of Martin & Helms, P.C., a local personal injury law firm, presented a Nintendo Wii gaming system to United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville & Tennessee Valley, Inc.,...

• Police Investigating Car Accident that Killed 3 Alabama Cheerleaders

  Jenny Albano | December 02, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Police are investigating the cause of a car accident that killed three Alabama high school cheerleaders and injured four in Friday night, November 30.Sarah Casey, 16, Courtney Niceley, 17, and Whitney Bradford, 16, of Warrior, Ala., all died when the car they were in hit a tree and went over an embankment. The driver, Sarah Elizabeth Agee, 17, Brittany Lovejoy, 17, Ariel Nibblet, 17, and...

• Texting While Driving - Is a Federal Ban Necessary?

  Margaret Embry | June 18, 2009 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  According to the Montgomery County News, a one car accident occured near Splendora, TX on June 7, leaving the driver critically injured and the passenger dead. The accident has been attributed to...

• Wrecks Caused by Drivers Without Insurance

  Tara Helms | June 08, 2008 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  What would happen if you or your family were seriously injured in a car accident by a driver with no insurance? You might be surprised to learn that your own insurance policy could be used to...

• Fatal Car-Truck Accident Shuts Down I-65

  Tedford Taylor | April 12, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  As of 7:45 this morning, traffic was stopped on southbound I-65 in Cullman as a result of an early morning car accident that claimed the life of at least one person.State troopers said the 2 a.m. accident involved a tractor trailer and a car between mile markers 304 and 308, which are the two exits into Cullman. Southbound traffic is being diverted onto U.S. Troopers expect the southbound lanes...

• Urgent Drug Recall -- Digitek

  Tara Helms | May 23, 2008 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  People are receiving phone calls and pharmacy letters notifying them that their heart drug may be unsafe. Actavis Totowa LLC, a United States manufacturing division of the international...

• Steam Pipe Explosion in New York City

  Jenny Albano | July 19, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  On Wednesday, a steam pipe burst in Midtown Manhattan, killing one person and wounding around 25 others. During rush hour the pipe burst sending steam and dirt high into the sky. Many New Yorkers thought the explosion was a terrorist attack, but that theory was quickly ruled out.The explosion left a large crater in the ground, and a red truck lay on the bottom. Many people were struck by...